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This isn’t just a virtual event. It’s a homecoming. On the eve of Juneteenth, you are cordially invited to witness the power of family history as we bring lost names, stories, and families back into the light. Join Marc Morial, President & CEO of the National Urban League, as he reflects on his family history with renowned genealogist, Kenyatta D. Berry.

German immigrants first arrived to American shores in large numbers in the late 17th century, and today nearly 45 million Americans have German heritage. Join Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClure as she shares her go-to published resources for German family history research in America.

People of every background imagine new worlds. The impulse to seek new places is universal to humanity. In Explorers, historian Matthew Lockwood unfurls a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked figures spanning forty centuries and six continents; he illuminates their lives filled with imagination and wonder, curiosity, connection, and exchange.